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Thread collecting my Lana-related edits and artwork.
~Requests welcome   

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ORIGINAL POST (TROPICO COLORSCRIPT + POSTER):
 
I made a colorscript showing the full colour progression of Tropico and then made a poster from it as well~ (view them in high res for full effect    )
 
Without Logo:
 
 
 
With Logo:

 
 
Poster: 
 


cue anxiety from posting my work 

All my other Lana posters some of you may know.... http://phatboyart.deviantart.com/gallery/36837171
 
 
 

TROPICO - Single is available on iTunes!

no more old songs, enjoy them, they are old, they leaked, we can get over them, we need new material! right?

Some of you saw an earlier version of this already, and I was originally going to post this when Tropico would go live on Vevo but I just wanted to show everyone because I worked hardcore on it! I might make a sequel to this poster since there are so many visuals in the film I want to play with. Let me know what you think.
 
If you want to share it, share it via my Tumblr or my Facebook post
 
I know it's really big, but it's worth the details.
 

This is going to be our last goodbye
A love is gone but I'll survive
Hide my tears and dry my eyes
You don't need to see me cry
Pack my bags can't take no more
Adios I'm out the door
Hide your tears and dry your eyes
Cause I don't want to see you cry
 
     

I really don't understand how people are misinterpreting things so much.
 
There are 2 different posters. 1 for Tropico.
The second for Born To Die: The Paradise Edition. Which features all the tracks listed... I really don't understand the confusion it has made here?

Source: http://www.nylonmag.com/articles/lana-del-rey-november-cover
 
Article:
 
 
 
Photo Shoot:
 
 

I found a bunch of old Lake Placid News (LPN), Adirondack Daily Express (ADE), Plattsburgh Press-Rebulican (PPR) articles archived as black and white PDF scans that mention Lizzy, some with photos of her:
 
 
 
Here's a rundown of the rest of the references:
 
Involvement in Sports
Skiing. "Lately, the students of St. Agnes School have accomplished a lot out of school. Many SAS students particpated recently in some exciting ski races: NYSEF World Cup race for JV (ages 7-10). Placings are as follows... Elizabeth Grant 20th". January 25, 1995 LPN Sports page box score showing her run time and placing ("8. Elizabeth Grant   44.33") in the Ed Damp Junior V World Cup. March 12, 1996 PPR
"The New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) held its annual family race and picnic for participants in the.series last Saturday, at which time the final standings were released... Elizabeth Grant (259)... Completed the top 10." March 23, 1996 ADE
Skating. "The following scholarships have been awarded by the Skating Club of Lake Placid to the skaters named below... $50 scholarships for ice or lessons... Elizabeth Grant." March 27, 1997 ADE Softball. She played center fielder for her middle school team. "Elizabeth grant [sic] OF-C". April 10, 1998 LPN Involvement in Other Extra-curricular Activities
Choir. "The Lake Placid High School (LPHS) concert started off with the chorus singing 'Psallite'. They song many traditional Christmas Carols [sic]. The chorus personnel are... Elizabeth Grant". March 7, 2000 LPN "After the Women's Ensemble it was the high school chorus' time to shine... Medley from 'Les Miserables' had many soloists, such as... Elizabeth Grant". June 23, 2000 LPN
What song do you think she sang?
Performed in a variety show (as well as Chuck and Charlie). June 23, 2000 LPN Secretary of the high school Key Club. "On Tuesday May 9, the Key Club members welcomed new leadership... Congratulations also go to the new secretary. Elizabeth Grant". June 23, 2000 LPN Staff of the Blue Times Bomber, the school newspaper which appears to have been an insert in the Lake Placid News. January 28, 2000  March 17, 2000 LPN  June 23, 2000 LPN Confirmation. "On Sunday afternoon. May 21, at 4:30 p.m.. Bishop Gerald Barbarito, bishop of Ogdensburg, came to Lake Placid and confirmed more than 50 people from area Roman Catholic churches, including St Agnes... It was a beautiful and solemn ceremony, with the church's altars and pillars decked in red, the bishop in his red chasuble (robe), wearing his miter on his head and holding his staff in hand. On the altar, dozens of red roses arranged in large vases added to the festive atmosphere. The 17 Lake Placid young people, all dressed in white robes, who received the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the sacrament of confirmation included... Elizabeth Grant". May 26, 2000 LPN Honor Roll
 
There are also many articles that list her on the honor roll:
Grade 7, High Honors. January 9, 1998 LPN  February 13, 1998 LPN  March 27, 1998 LPN  March 27, 1998 ADE  March 30, 1998 PPR  May 29, 1998 ADE  June 9, 1998 ADE  June 19, 1998 LPN  July 31, 1998 PPR Grade 8, Honors. March 5, 1999 LPN  March 8, 1999 ADE  March 12, 1999 LPN  May 7, 1999 LPN Grade 8, High Honors. June 18, 1999 LPN  July 20, 1999  July 23, 1999 LPN Grade 9, Honors. December 24, 1999 LPN  December 31, 1999 LPN  January 28, 2000 LPN This establishes pretty well that she started 9th grade in the fall of 1999. Unless you skip a grade, kids are 14 or 15 when they begin 9th grade (or at least turn 14 shortly after it begins). If Lizzy was really born in 1986 as she claims, she would have just turned 13 the summer before.   
 
Family Members
 
There's also a lot of articles mentioning other members of her family. I didn't spend a ton of time looking at those, but they appear to be mostly about her parents' efforts to organize opposition to a development project (Lake Placid does really remind me of Twin Peaks sometimes) for classic NIMBY reasons, her dad's real estate listings, and Chuck and Charlie's sports exploits (including a huge fish she caught).
 
However, this article describes in greater detail her dad's furniture company mentioned in that Domain Name Journal profile on him and this article gives more background on her family's ownership of "God Bless America" singer Kate Smith's home-- which Lizzy mentioned in this article and was the inspiration for the original title of AKA-- and their attempts to sell it at a large profit rather than an affordable price for the Kate Smith/God Bless America Foundation who wanted to turn it into a museum.
 
Note: Please let me know if any of my links appear wrong. That's a lot of links to copy and paste!

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part of me wants Cola to be part of this

Getting in some work before the weekend, Lana Del Rey shot scenes for a music video on Friday (June 28) in Chatsworth, CA. The sultry songstress had several wardrobe changes throughout the shoot, including a firey red bra and panty set with a dollar bill hanging out from the underwire.

Other clothing choices were more demure, especially as the 27-year-old hopped in to an old blue convertible in a long, flowing white dress. 

Enjoy the pictures of Lana Del Rey shooting a music video in Chatsworth, CA (June 28).
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
UPDATE: Confirmation that the project is the previously hyped Tropico short film.
 

If you get lonely, think of me only
Prison isn’t going to keep me from you
Remember Coney Island and how we’d
Wade into the water ‘til the waves turned blue
 
Nobody does have to know that our love’s alive
Keep it on the low, if you want to hide
Got that same address if you want to write
One/On Greenwich Avenue, wishing and thinking of you
 
Living without you is like TV in black and white
You turned me on and brought color into my life
When I’m around you, suddenly I realize
That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes
 
If you get lonely, think of this only
Heaven hasn’t forgotten about you
Though you can’t hold me, pick up and phone me
Use your one phone call on your ex-girl boo
 
I won’t tell a single soul how you spend your nights
In that single cell, holding your pillow tight
If you really are afraid, then you ought to know
That you’re the one I want, the one I want forevermore
 
Living without you is like TV in black and white
You turned me on and brought color into my life
When I’m around you, suddenly I realize
That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes
 
I know you get scared sometimes, boy
Nothing to be feared when you’re in my heart
Troubles come in threes, but in your case
They came in millions and trillions, but that’s alright
 
Living without you is like TV in black and white
You turned me on and brought color into my life
When I’m around you, suddenly I realize
That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes
 
Like TV in black and white (x4)

She looks so happy! So Proud Lana. Only 28 other artists have won this including Michael Jackson and Led Zeppelin. 
 

<p>Most of my Photo Manipulation projects usually revolve around line art, 3D/video game renders and a little bit of typography and textures, but not much else. I use a lot of it for decorating my posts for the characters I play in role play forums.<br />
 
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Be that as it may, I needed to spice things up and start making use of all the other ways to recreate and renovate art and photos.<br />
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I've done album art in previous years <del>but we're never going to talk about any of those. Ever</del><br />
 
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So in the midst of scrapping the old album covers for my LDR collection, I've been working on new ones, and this topic will serve as a showcase for my fantasy album art and/or albums for Lana Del Rey.<br />
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I will post WIPs in each album's "spoiler," along with the original copies of any of the photos used. This is how I keep track of how much progress I'm making, where I've improved and where I can use improvement on.<br />
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But this isn't just for me to keep my album art organized; I can talk about how I've improved from older projects I've done and how horrible they were, but I remain my hardest critic, and I can spend more time nagging myself for what I think I'm doing wrong than I spend just figuring out a compromise.<br />
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That's why I love hearing feedback from people, that's why I want feedback from all of you! Whether PhoMa's your element or you just have an eye for art, or even if you just have any suggestions/critiques, I want to hear it!<br />
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I am more of a writer, always have been, so when I take the time to work on other arts (especially PhoMa,) it means so much to me when I'm still trying to get my bearings and people are giving genuine feedback with the intent to help me and encourage me. And as far as that goes, I already got a lot of love and helpful tips already from all of you, and I appreciate it so much.</p>
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And, of course, since the album art is up here, any and all of it is for you guys, as well. I'll be putting track lists up for any of the LDR albums that are of her unreleased demos/leaks/etc. The songs keep their normal title, but what's put after them will not always be "acoustic," "demo," "live," you get the point. I mostly do it just because too many "lives" and "demos" gets confusing for me, but I'll obviously put up what each one really is. Besides, it's not mandatory to follow the track lists since I didn't make CD booklets (I'll probably work on something like that when the actual album art for Lana is complete, all depends.)<br />
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BUT ENOUGH ABOUT THAT.<br />
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Still a little nervous, but... <img class="bbc_emoticon" src="http://lanaboards.com/public/style_emoticons/default/4.gif" title=":eek:" /><br />
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<strong>YOU & ME - <em>B&W Recolor </em>- Progress: <span><em>COMPLETE</em></span></strong><br />
 
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<strong>SUMMER OF SAM - <em>Halftone/Retro</em> - Progress: <em>SCRAPPED</em></strong><br />
 
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<strong>CHELSEA HOTEL NO. 2</strong> - <strong><em>Retro Photo/Swaps</em> - PROGRESS: <em>COMPLETE</em></strong><br />
 
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<p><strong>Teenage Wasteland - <em>Swaps</em> - PROGRESS: <em>COMPLETE</em></strong></p>
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What you do to me is indescribable,

Got me sparkling just like an emerald.

Set my soul on fire, make me wild,

Like the deep blue sea,

 

No other boy ever made me feel beautiful,

When I'm in your arms, feels like I have it all,

Is it your tattoos or golden grill,

That makes me feel this way?

 

Got me spinning like a ballerina,

Feelin' gangsta everytime I see ya',

You're the king and, baby,

I'm the queen of disaster, disaster.

 

You got me spinning like a ballerina,

You the bad boy that I always dreamed of,

You're the king and, baby,

I'm the queen of disaster, disaster.

 

Got mascara thick, I get emotional

You know I was more than just a party girl.

Isn't hard to see what's goin' on,

I'm so far gone, (mm, so far gone!)

 

When I saw your face it was incredible,

Painted on my soul, it was indelible.

('Cause you're the one) We'll celebrate,

Our twisted fate, we're the broken ones,

 

Got me spinning like a ballerina,

Feelin' gangsta everytime I see ya',

You're the king and, baby,

I'm the queen of disaster, disaster.

 

You got me spinning like a ballerina,

You the bad boy that I always dreamed of,

You're the king and, baby,

I'm the queen of disaster, disaster.

 

Ladies and gentlemen,

For the very first time!

 

You got me spinning like a ballerina,

Feelin' gangsta everytime I see ya',

You're the king and, baby,

I'm the queen of disaster, disaster.

 

You got me spinning like a ballerina,

You the bad boy that I always dreamed of,

You're the king and I'm the,

Beauty queen of disaster, disaster.

What you do to me is indescribable
Got me sparkling just like an emerald
Send my soul on fire and make me wild like the deep blue sea
 
No other boy ever made me feel beautiful
When I'm in your arms, feels like I have it all
Is it your tattoos or golden grill that makes me feel this way?
 
Got me spinnin like a ballerina, feelin gangsta every time I see ya
You're the king and baby, I'm the queen of disaster, disaster
Got me spinnin like a ballerina, you're the bad boy that I always dreamed of
You're the king and baby, I'm the queen of disaster, disaster
 
I'm scared thick, I get emotional
You know I was more than just a party girl
Isn't hard to see what's going on, I'm so far gone (so far gone)
 
When I saw your face, it was incredible
Painted on my soul, it was indelible (Cos you're the baddest)
Let's celebrate our twisted fate, we're the broken ones
 
Got me spinnin like a ballerina, feelin gangsta every time I see ya
You're the king and baby, I'm the queen of disaster, disaster
Got me spinnin like a ballerina, you're the bad boy that I always dreamed of
You're the king and baby, I'm the queen of disaster, disaster
 
Ladies and gentlemen, for the very first time..
 
You got me spinnin like a ballerina, feelin gangsta every time I see ya
You're the king and baby, I'm the queen of disaster, disaster
Got me spinnin like a ballerina, you're the bad boy that I always dreamed of
You're the king and I'm the beauty queen of disaster, disaster

she's amazing

Oh Land is a Danish pop artist.
 
Her music is in the same vein as Bjork, I suppose?
I heard "Sun of a Gun" on the radio last year and I was hooked.
 
She's like, the queen of backing vocals, kinda like Lana's acapellas.
 
Her album "Oh Land" came out in 2011.
 

 

 
 
Any other Narwhals here?
(Her fans are called Narwhals, btw. Not sure why.)

the one with the sunglasses and her lying in the grass.. so beautiful she looks like a porcelain doll

Alice BrightSky finally released her album Box of Me several years in the making and including the song "Lover's Fate" on which Lizzy Grant sang background vocals and I posted about back in December. Alice was a fellow musician in the Williamsburg music scene with Lizzy and won third place in the WLSC 2006 in which Lizzy competed. You can listen to previews of her album and buy it here on CD Baby.
 
In my sleuthing, I've listened to music by a number of artists I wanted to contact. I do this for a couple reasons. It seems rude, somehow, to contact an artist and only ask them about another artist's work. I like to have something positive and genuine to say about their own work. And as Mae West said, "Flattery will get you everywhere." Often I'll only listen until I find something nice to say. That didn't take long with Alice, but I kept listening anyway because I love all her songs, especially "Pry Me Away", "I Am", "Up Up and Away", "Tie and Untie", and of course, "Lover's Fate". I really like her songwriting and voice. Her music has sort of a 90s girl-with-a-guitar Lilith fair folk rock feel to me, and I mean that in a good way. She reminds me a bit of Ani DiFranco, except I like Alice better. She was super nice and friendly when I contacted her and really helpful with Early Shows questions, so I hope some of you will show the forum's appreciation by buying her album and get to hear some good music as well.
 



 
Alice & Lizzy performing "Lover's Fate" at the "Winners of WLSC 2006" show at Galapagos

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARK WILLIAMS AND SARA KIRAKAWA, STYLED BY HEIDI MEEK WITH FASHION DIRECTION BY ZEINA ESMAIL, LANA DEL REY WEARS A TOP, $165, BY CATHERINE MALANDRINO AND SKIRT, $325, BY PINK TARTAN. CREATIVE CONSULTANT, JOHNNY BLUEEYES. HAIR BY ANNA COFONE FOR EMMA DAVIES AGENCY/ORIBE. MAKEUP BY PAMELA COCHRANE FOR NARS COSMETICS. MANICURE BY ASHLIE JOHNSON FOR THE WALL GROUP/CHANEL. FASHION ASSISTANT, MELISSA WATANABE.
There are so many questions surrounding Lana Del Rey. As one of the most enigmatic pop stars of this generation, the 27-year-old talent stands as a sphinx in a sea of overexposed bold face names. Taking a break from recording “
“—her just-released track off The Great Gatsby soundtrack—the Queen of Sadcore escaped from the confines of the L.A. studio she was toiling in to spend a day shooting with FASHION magazine in Malibu’s Zuma Beach area. The breath-taking beachfront spot Del Rey handpicked for the cover seemed to transport the crew into her dreamy world of ‘50s pinups and MGM icons, evoking the essence of Lana Del Rey videos off her debut, Born To Die, her latest E.P. Paradise and her new duet, “Summer Wine,” which features her boyfriend Barrie-James O’Neill.Features Editor, Elio Iannacci had a chance to witness the magic unfold and chat with Del Rey after her epic 10-page photo shoot was done.
Here are a few of the highlights from the upcoming Summer 2013 cover story:
On the inspiration behind her cover look: 
“Every shoot I do, I have a theme. I’ve been watching old Spanish films and my new record has a Spanish guitar on it so that actress-signorita vibe so its been on my mind. We always listen to The Eagles “Hotel California” while we get ready.
BRA AND BRIEFS, BOTH PRICE ON REQUEST, AND EARRINGS, $1,200, BY DOLCE & GABBANA
On women she admires: 
“I believe in Amy Winehouse. I know she’s not with us anymore but I believe she was who she was and in that way she got it right. I would say an actress like Lauren Bacall also got it right. She never let anyone [persuade] her to be something she wasn’t. She was strong. She always looked like she knew what she was doing.”
On being called anti-feminist: “I get it. It looks like I’ve chosen a path of submission. But I’m a modern day woman in so many senses. I pay my way and work hard for things but it is my choice that at the end of the day I have a dominant male in my life that is hands-on. Someone who wants what he wants the way I do. I get so tired of trying to have it only my way, it’s nice to have someone else who also has their life and opinions. I have to be so assertive in life that its nice to feel escape through a really passionate romance.”
On her romance with Scottish rocker Barrie-James O’Neill: “He’s on tour and opens for me. We sing some Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood duets together. I’ve been seeing him for a year and a half and he’s even more of a meticulous, devout artist than I am.  He can’t keep his hands off the piano, ever. Whenever I’m not writing he always asks, ‘why aren’t you writing?’ We kick each others asses. We give each other input every night.”
On her musical philosophy: “Einstein said ‘your imagination is more important than intelligence,’ and I have a very, very big imagination. I love to live in my internal world and will never stop seeking influences and visions for my art.

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My baby daddy, a crooked cop
I know it's stupid but I cannot  stop
I like the way that you move the stick
And every way when you make it sick

He got a bad reputation on the streets
But in the house you're like a bag full of sweets, what?
He says I'm his Snowflake Ice Queen, oh.
I just can't cause he treat me so mean, oh.

Ah, I like it
Ah, I like it
Ah, I like it rough